Strategy and Transformation Manager (Remote)

We believe in the power and joy of learning

At Cengage, our employees have a direct impact in helping students around the world discover the power and joy of learning. We are bonded by our shared purpose – driving innovation that helps millions of learners improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education. Cengage's portfolio of businesses supports student choice by providing a range of pathways that help learners achieve their goals and lead a choice-filled life.

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Our business is driven by our strong culture, and we know that creating an inclusive workplace is absolutely essential to the success of our company and our learners, as well as our individual well-being. We recognize the value of diverse perspectives in everything we do, and strive to ensure employees of all levels and backgrounds feel empowered to voice their ideas and bring their authentic selves to work. We achieve these priorities through programs, benefits, and initiatives that are integrated into the fabric of how we work every day. To learn more, please see https://www.cengagegroup.com/about/inclusion-and-belonging/.

The Strategy and Transformation Manager is an individual contributor role responsible for executing strategic and operational initiatives across the company. You will support Senior Managers and Directors by leading project work on the central Strategy & Transformation team, delivering rigorous analysis, clear insights, and compelling storylines that drive alignment and decision‑making across stakeholders. Working under the guidance of Director and VP strategy leaders who partner with the executive team, you will help advance agreed upon roadmaps for growth and transformation.

This role is ideal for candidates with 3–5 years of transferable experience who are comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving structured, impactful outcomes.

What you will do here:

• Lead important strategic and operational improvement projects to support growth goals and new corporate priorities across Cengage Group. Address risks within business unit operating models.

• As needed, lead integrations of acquisitions, including developing and maintaining Cengage’s integration playbook, and leading cross-functional integration teams.

• Lead analyses, workshops, and project teams to identify improvement areas and develop solutions to increase business efficiency, carrying out large scale projects that span across Cengage Group.

• Work hand-in-hand with external research or consulting teams, bolstering work with relevant internal analysis or process understanding to provide well-rounded recommendations.

• Provide impactful strategy recommendations and analysis on new and proposed commercial models.

• Drive analysis and thought leadership on improving our overall services to our internal and external customers, ensuring we remain best in class.

• Identify and unlock sources of efficiency, alignment, simplicity and scale for the entire organization.

• Identify and track interesting adjacencies and important macro-trends.

• Coach and mentor analysts for project success and their professional development.

Skills you will need here:

• A four-year college degree with high achievement and/or previous experience with the following:

• 3-5 years of professional experience, including corporate experience, professional services organization (consulting) and/or cross-functional leadership roles (strategy, business operations, transformation).

• Track record of achievement in delivering large, complex projects and influencing business outcomes as a highly collaborative partner.

• Demonstrated ability to frame, visualize and contextualize complex and ambiguous problems.

• Ability to lead a high-impact agenda with a diverse group of executives and business collaborators. You can guide the right changes in a fluid and dynamic environment.

• Ability to challenge ideas and norms with thoughtful arguments; is a leader with a point of view who is creative and confident in identifying solutions and persuading others to a course of action.

• Intellectual curiosity to quickly become a crucial advisor within the areas of investigation; understanding strategic objectives, internal process flows, external benchmarking, and relevant performance indicators.

• Highly developed analytical skills and data savvy; strong quantitative and problem-solving toolkit; comfortable using different sources of data, qualitative inputs, and assumptions to quickly test and prioritize hypotheses.

• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; proven record as a great teammate with an understanding of how to deliver both personal and team goals.

• Capacity to work independently or as part of a team with a “roll up your sleeves” approach.

• Passion for identifying and championing sources of business value.

• Prior experience leading successful business transformation projects.

• Excellent written, oral, presentation, and facilitation skills.

Cengage is committed to working with broad talent pools to attract and hire strong and most qualified individuals. Our job applicants are considered regardless of any classification protected by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws.

Cengage is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities including during our job application process. If you are an applicant with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in our job application process, please contact us at [email protected].

About Cengage

Cengage, a global education technology company serving millions of learners, provides affordable, quality digital products and services that equip students with the skills and competencies needed to be job ready. For more than 100 years, we have enabled the power and joy of learning with trusted, engaging content, and now, integrated digital platforms. We serve the higher education, workforce skills, secondary education, English language teaching and research markets worldwide. Through our scalable technology, including MindTap and Cengage Unlimited, we support all learners who seek to improve their lives and achieve their dreams through education.

Compensation

At Cengage Group, we take great pride in our commitment to providing a comprehensive and rewarding Total Rewards package designed to support and empower our employees. Click here to learn more about our Total Rewards Philosophy.

The full base pay range has been provided for this position. Individual base pay will vary based on work schedule, qualifications, experience, internal equity, and geographic location.  Sales roles often incorporate a significant incentive compensation program beyond this base pay range.

In this position,  you will be eligible to participate in the company’s discretionary incentive bonus program.  This position's bonus target amount, which is not guaranteed and is dependent on individual performance and overall company results among other factors, is provided below.